Tottenham Hotspur have had some fantastic midfield players over the years.
Luka Modric was excellent at Tottenham and he went on to become a Ballon d’Or winner.
Meanwhile, Christian Eriksen was amazing for Spurs as well.
However, in the eyes of many, the very best of the bunch was none other than Mousa Dembele.
Indeed, Dembele was so highly rated by his teammates at Spurs, and speaking to ESPN, Lewis Holtby has gone on the record to praise the Belgian as well.
Holtby was asked to pick between a number of his teammates from his career, and he says that Dembele was actually a better player than Toni Kroos.
Mousa Dembele was better than Toni Kroos
Holtby spoke about Dembele and how good he was at Tottenham.
The German says he was actually shocked by how good Dembele was at Spurs, claiming that he was actually an incredible player.
“Toni Kroos or Mousa Dembele?” Holtby was asked.
“I knew this question would come. Listen, Toni Kroos won everything, he was incredible, he was so good, but, to be honest when I was in training with Mousa Dembele, I was shocked by how good he was on the ball and how strong he was on the ball, he’s like a proper street footballer, so I will say Mousa Dembele,” Holtby said.
Mousa Dembele compared to Toni Kroos
Dembele is so highly-rated by his peers, but picking him above a bona fide legend like Kroos is bordering on being ridiculous.
Indeed, as good as Dembele was, Kroos is genuinely one of the all-time greats.
Kroos has achieved more in his career than Dembele could perhaps ever dream of achieving, and, with all due respect, performing at the top-level for Real Madrid isn’t the same as battling for the top four with Tottenham.
Dembele was a special footballer, there’s no doubt about it, but he doesn’t belong in the same conversation as someone like Toni Kroos.